prison camp
noun
1
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects
2
: a camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners
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Guantánamo is arguably the most expensive prison camp on earth, with a staff of 1,850 U.S. troops and civilians managing a compound that contains 171 captives, at a cost of $800,000 a year per detainee.
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Carol Rosenberg, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2011
Minidoka preserves the memory of a Japanese American prison camp operated by the federal government during World War II.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
In the days and years before her husband died covered in bruises at a Russian prison camp north of the Arctic Circle, Yulia Navalnaya mostly avoided the spotlight.
—Anna Nemtsova, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
As the world reacted to the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, the release of Americans being held in Russian jails and prison camps provided a momentous celebration for the two towns, where friends and family members of Gershkovich and Whelan have patiently awaited their return.
—Charles Stile, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
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Carol Rosenberg, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2011
Minidoka preserves the memory of a Japanese American prison camp operated by the federal government during World War II.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
In the days and years before her husband died covered in bruises at a Russian prison camp north of the Arctic Circle, Yulia Navalnaya mostly avoided the spotlight.
—Anna Nemtsova, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
As the world reacted to the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, the release of Americans being held in Russian jails and prison camps provided a momentous celebration for the two towns, where friends and family members of Gershkovich and Whelan have patiently awaited their return.
—Charles Stile, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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